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TED LASSO's Charlie Hiscock Will Make Stage Debut in GLORIOUS! at Hope Mill Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2025

Hope Mill Theatre has announced that Ted Lasso alum Charlie Hiscock will be making his stage debut as Cosme McMoon, alongside Wendi Peters, in the first major UK revival of hit comedy GLORIOUS! The True Story of The Worst Singer in the World.

Wendi Peters Will Star as Florence Foster Jenkins in GLORIOUS at Hope Mill Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 20, 2024

Hope Mill Theatre has announced Wendi Peters as Florence Foster Jenkins in GLORIOUS! The True Story of The Worst Singer in the World, which will open at Hope Mill Theatre in February

Photos: First Look at Wendi Peters in the UK and Ireland Tour of SISTER ACT
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2024

All new photos have been released of Wendi Peters as Mother Superior in the UK and Ireland tour of SISTER ACT, currently playing at the Buxton Opera House. Check out the photos here!

Darlington Hippodrome Reveals Summer 2024 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2024

The curtain has gone up on Darlington Hippodrome’s new summer season of shows! Learn more about the full season lineup here.

Cast Set For CASSIE AND THE LIGHTS at Southwark Playhouse Borough
by Stephi Wild - Mar 12, 2024

Casting has been announced for Cassie and the Lights, coming to Southwark Playhouse Borough this spring. Learn more about who is starring in the show here!

Wendi Peters Will Star as 'Mother Superior' in the SISTER ACT UK and Ireland Tour
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2024

The producers of the award-winning production of SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL have announced that stage and screen star Wendi Peters will play ‘Mother Superior' in the UK and Ireland tour, from Tuesday 28 May 2024 at the Buxton Opera House.

EDINBURGH 2023: BED Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 6, 2023

BWW catches up with the team behind Bed about bringing the new musical to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Ore Oduba and Wendi Peters Will Lead Royal & Derngate's Panto SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2023

TV presenter, actor and Strictly winner Ore Oduba and actress and soap star Wendi Peters will head up the cast for this year’s spectacular Christmas pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate, with the hilarious Bob Golding returning as Dame.

Sheffield Theatres Announces New 2023 Shows MISS SAIGON and WILDFIRE ROAD
by Stephi Wild - Sep 22, 2022

Sheffield Theatres have announced two upcoming productions, Wildfire Road and Miss Saigon.

Rita Simons, Harriet Thorpe, Hayley Tamaddon, Leanne Jones, and Wendi Peters Will Lead New UK Tour of STEPPING OUT
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2022

David Ball Productions and Paul Woolf for Kings Theatre Portsmouth are delighted to announce the new UK Tour of Richard Harris's Stepping Out, starring Rita Simons, Harriet Thorpe, Hayley Tamaddon, Leanne Jones and Wendi Peters.  The UK Tour opens on Monday 5 September 2022 at Kings Theatre Portsmouth.

Theatre Royal Bath Productions to Present MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 7, 2022

Theatre Royal Bath Productions presents George Bernard Shaw’s Mrs Warren’s Profession starring mother and daughter Caroline Quentin and Rose Quentin as Mrs Warren and her daughter Vivie.  

OffWestEnd Announces 86 Finalists For Its Offies Awards 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2022

OffWestEnd has announced 86 finalists for its Offies awards 2022. The Offies recognise and celebrate the excellence, innovation and ingenuity of independent, fringe and alternative theatres across London, helping to raise their profiles and rewarding the new talent that they nurture, which is essential for the future of the theatre industry.

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW Extends Tour into 2022
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2021

Following a hugely successful UK tour in 2021, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow have announced more dates so that this thrilling adaptation can be performed on more stages across the UK.  Washington Irving’s classic tale has been given new life by acclaimed playwright Philip Meeks (Murder, Margaret and Me; Harpy) who wields the horror genre to reflect on the lingering appeal of fables, storytelling and monsters. 

Wiltshire Creative Announces Spring 2022 At Salisbury Playhouse And Salisbury Arts Centre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 14, 2021

Following the re-opening of Salisbury Playhouse with John Godber's September in the Rain, and Ian McDiarmid and Michael Grandage in rehearsals for the world première of Julian Barnes' The Lemon Table, Artistic Director Gareth Machin and Executive Director Sebastian Warrack today announce the Spring 2022 season at Wiltshire Creative.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsal of THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 16, 2021

Stars of the stage and screen, Wendi Peters (Big! The Musical; Coronation Street) and Bill Ward (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie; Emmerdale), will lead a thrilling new production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Washington Irving’s classic tale has been adapted by acclaimed playwright Philip Meeks (Murder, Margaret and Me; Harpy), unleashing one of the most terrifying monsters from the horror canon on stage – the Headless Horseman. The ghoulish and edge-of-the-seat experience will tour theatres across the UK later this year. 

Full Cast Announced For New Touring Adaptation Of THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
by Stephi Wild - Aug 23, 2021

Taking on the role of Ichabod Crane is Sam Jackson (Skins, E4; Beautiful Thing, National Tour) alongside Rose Quentin (York Witches Society, MSR Media), Lewis Cope (Vera, ITV; Witness for the Prosecution, London County Hall) and Tommy Sim'aan (As You Like It, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse; Doctors, BBC).

BWW Review: YOU ARE HERE, Southwark Playhouse
by Bella Bevan - May 22, 2021

Southwark Playhouse reopens this week with in-person performances of You Are Here. Originating in the US, this is the UK premiere of a new musical by Neil Bartram and Brian Hill, presented by The Grey Area Theatre Company and directed by Matthew Rankcom. The show is of a pleasant length to ease oneself back into theatre, coming in at 90 minutes with no interval.

BWW Review: THE ANDREW FISHER SONGBOOK
by Jenny Ell - May 19, 2021

SimG Records are releasing a compilation of composer and lyricist Andrew Fisher’s original musical theatre material on 21 May, aptly named The Andrew Fisher Songbook.

Mark Chatterton and Sarah Nixon Present THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 7, 2021

When Mark Chatterton and Sarah Nixon, (writers of the infamous Rock n Roll panto at the Liverpool Everyman), heard that their 2020 pantomine was postponed due to the Pandemic, rather than accepting their fate, they decided to react and adapt to the situation by writing a new show.

Broadway and West End Stars Share Their Theatre Memories in Celebration of World Theatre Day
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Mar 27, 2021

March 27 marks World Theatre Day! Although we can't be together to celebrate, we can still reminisce on the fun of theatre in our lives.